uLead2025 - The Summit of Educational Leadership: Full Schedule

This is the Sched site for the uLead 2025. The site for the Pre-Conference is available here.

Welcome to uLead 2025. We are thrilled you will be joining us at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel for our annual school leadership conference hosted by the Council for School Leadership of The Alberta Teachers’ Association.

If you have any questions during the event, we will have uLead team members throughout the venue wearing red and black plaid. The registration desk will also have our team available throughout the conference. This table can be found just outside of the Van Horne Ballroom where all of our keynote presentations are taking place.

If you need a digital map of the facilities, you can click here

In order for our team to best determine room allocations for breakout sessions would ask that delegates log in (top right corner of this page) and select sessions that they are interested in attending.

Finally, if you are interested in earning University credits for attending uLead, please visit the uLead website

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9:00am MDT

Centering Human Rights in Your Leadership

Tuesday April 8, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MDT

Navigating competing human rights is a professional and moral challenge for all school leaders. What do you consider and how do you balance the needs of different identity groups in order to build a school culture that is welcoming and inclusive to all your students and families?

Speakers

Irfan Toor

Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Ontario Principals' Council

Irfan Toor (he/him) is currently the Social Justice and anti-Oppression Advisor for the Ontario Principals' Council. Irfan was previously a system and secondary school administrator and teacher in several different communities in Ontario and BC.

Tuesday April 8, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MDT

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10:20am MDT

Lead Without Limits: Reimagining Equitable Leadership in Schools

Tuesday April 8, 2025 10:20am - 10:20am MDT

Great leaders are more than administrators—they're lead learners, shaping inclusive cultures. Yet, hidden biases like
affinity bias, confirmation bias, interview bias, and process bias, among others, can limit who gets hired, mentored, or
developed.
In this session, we'll explore how these biases impact decision-making and professional growth, keeping potential
leaders on the sidelines. Engage in bold discussions, discover real-world examples, and gain practical strategies to
break down these barriers, fostering leadership that is truly grounded in equity and learning.

Speakers

Youssra Badr

Youssra is a passionate advocate for diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism, rooted in her Arab African Muslim Canadianheritage. With over 15 years in education, she has contributed to front-line mental health services, youth support innon-profits, and currently works as a diversity... Read More →

Tuesday April 8, 2025 10:20am - 10:20am MDT

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